JJ Watt Criticizes ESPN Over YouTube TV Blackout
JJ Watt expressed frustration with the ongoing dispute between ESPN and YouTube TV. Earlier this week, Watt was unable to watch the Arizona Cardinals vs. Dallas Cowboys Monday Night Football game on YouTube TV because Disney removed its channels from the platform over a carriage fee disagreement.
The crazy part is, I have some sort of subscription because I watch Espanyol matches on ESPN+ I don’t understand it and quite frankly just don’t really care to figure it out right now.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) November 4, 2025
Watt Refuses to Subscribe to More Streaming Apps
On Wednesday, Watt appeared on ESPN's Pat McAfee Show and stated that he’s done buying streaming services due to the complicated and frustrating process. He emphasized his unwillingness to keep entering information and confirming codes just to watch partial or replay content.
We need it. And I’m not going to enter my information on another frickin’ website, and I’m not getting a confirmation code sent to my email, clicking it and coming back and putting it in—I’m not doing it. I did it once, I have some sort of subscription, I have no clue what it is because I can only watch frickin’ half the content apparently, or it’s replay content that’s bull—-. Figure it out.
— JJ Watt on the Pat McAfee Show, November 5, 2025
Summary
JJ Watt criticized ESPN and YouTube TV's ongoing conflict, expressing frustration with subscription complexity and the blackout of live games during the dispute.
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